Muriqui
Muriquis[1] | |
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Northern muriqui, Brachyteles hypoxanthus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Atelidae |
Subfamily: | Atelinae |
Genus: | Brachyteles Spix, 1823 |
Type species | |
Brachyteles macrotarsus Spix, 1823
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Species | |
The muriquis, also known as woolly spider monkeys, are the monkeys of the genus Brachyteles.[1] They are closely related to both the spider monkeys and the woolly monkeys.[1]
Species
The two species are:[2]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Southern muriqui | Brachyteles arachnoides (É. Geoffroy, 1806) |
Brazil (Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais) |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
CR
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Northern muriqui | Brachyteles hypoxanthus (Kuhl, 1820) |
Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais and Bahia.) |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
CR
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They are the two largest species of New World monkeys, and the northern species is one of the most endangered of all the world's monkeys.[3]
The muriqui lives primarily in coffee estates in southeastern Brazil.[4]: 174 Males are the same size and weight as females.[4]: 175
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